Restaurant365

MARCH 9, 2022

If you’re currently hiring restaurant staff, you’re not alone. Even with the uptick in hiring since the beginning of the year, the restaurant staffing crisis remains a major challenge for the industry. In Part 1 of this hiring blog post series, you learned about optimizing your job postings.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 3, 2024

You were either part of this or feeling left out because you weren’t. Anyone who has been hired as a new employee knows the feeling of being on the outside of groupism. Can you tough it out? Right out of middle or high school groupism. Well, we’re not in high school anymore.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 26, 2024

If you are anything like me, the anticipation of a really good restaurant experience is at the top of my list when traveling, or just taking a break from cooking at home. This is a call out to all who make, sell, and earn a living through food to self-assess and ask a basic few questions: 1. It really hurts me to say this.

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Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Hiring tools can help streamline the repetitive process. A hiring solution allows managers to organize and manage applications all in one place, automatically tracking applicants in the hiring pipeline. This article was published in Hospitality Technology. Leverage hiring technology for managers.

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Sling

AUGUST 8, 2024

In this article, we discuss some of the basic steps that can help you bring your dream of starting an event planning business to fruition. If you’re brand new to the event planning industry, a great way to gain hands-on experience is to work for another company before going out on your own. It’s not as difficult as it may seem.

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 13, 2023

I need a job” however becomes a sense of urgency that steps away from the negative and shouts out how important a job is to your survival. This is more work than I bargained for” somehow implies that a person was deceived during the hiring process and the fact that they must invest of themselves doesn’t quite sit right with them. “I

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 20, 2024

There’s a reactionary movement that I keep seeing in restaurants; a movement that assumes the answer to the restaurant bottom line is to take more and give less or give too much to justify raising prices. This is compounded when a restaurant doesn’t even take bread seriously. Help them out. Do it right!

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Sling

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Create a new hire checklist. In this article, the workforce-management experts at Sling offer tips for onboarding employees the right way. New Hire Checklist. Have them fill out as much of the necessary paperwork as possible so they can focus on more important issues when they arrive on-site.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Anything worth doing is worth doing world-class whether washing dishes, organizing a cooler or workstation, dicing vegetables, finishing a plate of Kobe beef, taking inventory, or mopping a floor – it’s all important. [] CREATIVITY: Respect means everyone (cooks in particular) has a desire to create something worthy of carrying their signature.

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Sling

MARCH 30, 2020

Doing so will make it easier to hire and retain high-performing employees. In this article, the management experts at Sling provide tips to help you find, recruit, and keep the best team members for your business. Each of your team members — whether new-hire or long-time veteran — is unique. How do you deal with conflict?

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Sling

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

In this article, the workforce management experts at Sling discuss ways your business can engage with high-potential employees , improve hiring, and make your business more successful than ever. Meetups take a bit of organizing, but they are a great way to add new life to your recruitment strategies. 1) Consider Rehiring.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In other words – patience and persistence – it takes time to build the skills and knowledge necessary to get to your destination. In all cases I would encourage you to take a step back, breathe deep, put down your knife, and check your enthusiasm for right now. This is where real cooking CAN take place.

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Sling

OCTOBER 30, 2020

In this article, the workforce management experts at Sling discuss ways your business can engage with high-potential employees , improve hiring, and make your business more successful than ever. Meetups take a bit of organizing, but they are a great way to add new life to your recruitment strategies. 1) Consider Rehiring.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 22, 2023

When offered, it quickly sells out because people are always drawn to perfection. It is that carrot just a bit too far out of reach that it can’t be grabbed, but in the process of pursuit we push ourselves as far as possible with that goal in mind. You know it, when you see it, feel it, smell it, or taste it.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 22, 2022

Bigger is less predictable and much more difficult to control and bigger takes cooks and chefs away from what they love to do, what attracted them to the trade in the beginning – to cook from the heart. Instead of thirty-gallon trash cans spread out through the kitchen, there were two much smaller cans, a recycling bin, and tubs for compost.

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Sling

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Many adults now take seasonal work to supplement their income, boost their savings, or prepare for a one-time major purchase. And once you find one, how can you get hired? So, if you were hired on with a full-time pay rate of $450 per week, you’ll receive a paycheck for $450 whether you work a total of 35 hours, 40 hours, or 45 hours.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

If you're managing multiple locations of the same concept, you'll benefit from having a universal approach to hiring, training, suppliers, technology, and the overall guest experience. Making the right restaurant hire is more important than ever. This requires shared hiring, training, and supplier management.

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ChowNow

JULY 17, 2024

In this article, we’ll walk through a comprehensive guide on how to write an operations plan for your restaurant, complete with examples. These objectives should be considered as you build out each component of your operations plan. Server: Take orders, serve food and beverages, and provide customer service.

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7 Shifts

JULY 24, 2020

While you must follow the strict guidelines to ensure the safety of your staff and customers, that’s not to say you can’t take advantage of an empty restaurant to improve your knowledge of restaurant management, running a business, and creating a recipe for success when you eventually get back to business as usual. Published: 2009 ??

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 11, 2022

Before you turn and run away or write me off as unaware of how you have the perfect formula for success, just hear me out. We do know it will be different and the Baker’s Dozen list in this article will be only the start for those who think they are ready to take the leap.

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Social Hospitality

AUGUST 8, 2021

Make your restaurant stand out online by using social proof as the foundation of your digital marketing strategy. Nearly 90% of people research restaurants online before dining out. The more positive reviews your restaurant has, the more it will stand out online. Proactively collect ratings and reviews.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Taking proactive measures and having plans in place will allow your business to react quickly to help minimize the impact of an emergency. Let us pass on the knowledge and expertise that we have gained in our 100+ years in the insurance business, so you can take a few things off your plate – and gain peace of mind.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 13, 2023

Those who are serious about holding the chef title some day; the ones who are “in it, to win it”, are always wondering what’s the best path to take. Remember that being “the chef” will take you away from much of the day-to-day cooking, the adrenaline rush, and the team excitement that drew you to the kitchen in the first place.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 24, 2020

Yesterday, I read an emotional, well-written, soul-crushing article by Gabrielle Hamilton – chef/owner of Prune Restaurant in New York City. It was an emotional experience reading this article and knowing that thousands of other chefs and restaurateurs across the country could have written a similar one.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 17, 2023

We have become somewhat immune to what greatness is and what it takes to reach it. How do you jump out of bed in the morning and push yourself to be extraordinary, when extraordinary is pretty ordinary? You can pick this type of person or business out in a crowd – they stand out, they shine, and have magnetism.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 20, 2024

He would spend endless hours trying to figure out how to re-create the experience of in-house dining through home delivery. We can all learn from this – ask the question: “If I take on home delivery then how will I maintain quality and promote a positive experience for the guest?” ” Enough said!

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Sling

APRIL 23, 2024

In this article, we discuss some of the main differences between staffing and scheduling and how to improve both aspects of your business in order to make things run smoother. finding people with the right skills and experience and hiring them onto your team). It can take a while (i.e.,

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 20, 2022

But one can't deny that tips make up a majority of restaurant workers' take-home pay. In theory, it's simple, but this tip-out method is subject to federal laws and another layer of state-by-state laws on top of that. It's a constant conversation in the restaurant industry. Table of Contents. Tip Pooling Laws. Federal Tip Pooling Laws.

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Social Hospitality

AUGUST 8, 2021

Make your restaurant stand out online by using social proof as the foundation of your digital marketing strategy. Proactively collect ratings and reviews Nearly 90% of people research restaurants online before dining out. The more positive reviews your restaurant has, the more it will stand out online.

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Social Media SEO Influencer Magazine 195

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2021

Looking back on my last few articles, I have focused on facts, on technology and on the hard time that we are all having hiring staff. They remind us not only that there are great people out there, but also that many of them work for us! When the chef and general manager found this out, they immediately jumped into action.

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Rocket Fuel

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In this article, we’ll take a look at what EWA is, why it’s important to your employees, and how restaurant owners can partner with experts to make EWA implementation relatively fast and simple. This may involve clock-in/clock-out times or log-in/log-out times from POS systems, depending on the store.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Disclaimer: The information contained in this article is general in nature and businesses should consider whether the information is appropriate to their needs. Check out the list of laws you’ll need to follow and which fees you could face for violating them in our ebook, Restaurant Fair Workweek Law: An Overview.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 26, 2020

So, as we close out on 2020 – here are some reflections and outcomes in the past that we might learn from. [] A DRAMATIC EVENT, BEYOND OUR CONTROL HAS SHUT THE DOOR ON RESTAURANT BUSINESS. Our purpose, and our passion have been devastated over the past 9-months and we know that it will still take time before things truly begin to improve.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The problem this article addresses is the trickle-down of the “great resignation.” Those who figured out another path, a different career or a job in a different industry are seemingly unmotivated to go back to their previous work. New managers jump in without being well educated on reporting or handling of claims.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Disclaimer: The information contained in this article is general in nature and businesses should consider whether the information is appropriate to their needs. Check out the laws you’ll need to follow and the fees you could face for violating them in our ebook: Restaurant Fair Workweek Law: An Overview.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Funny, they all started out the same but took different paths. He worked in each kitchen area learning how to cut meat and fish, help on large banquets, work every position on the line, take inventories, and even how to make decisions on wines. He graduated and was immediately hired to work at another resort hotel in Colorado.

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Sling

AUGUST 1, 2024

In this article, we discuss how to get started with restaurant bookkeeping and the terms and practices that make it work. one day, one week, one month), figure out how much your restaurant spent on labor, figure out how much money it brought in, and then plug those numbers into the equation.

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